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mom0f4boys says...
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>During a recent vacation at a family cottage, our oldest son (15)
>dipped into the bar and drank enough gin to make himself vomit. It is
>a cottage on the lake, and the kids are sort of 'let loose' at night
>to play games or have a campfire or hang out in one of the
>outbuildings. Our son had two friends along, and when they said
>'goodnight' around 11PM, we figured they would just hang out and
>talk. Instead, they snagged a bottle of booze and drank most of it.
> This is the first time this has ever happened..... he isn't a
>kid who is always 'out with friends' at all hours, and he is a smart
>kid. I'm thinking this was just the plain old 'let's try this' kind
>of thing that alot of kids do.
> He did try to lie about it. He vomited, and the next day he
>asked me for tips on cleaning vomit out of cloth. When I questioned
>him, he said he found 'old cookies' in the cabinet and they made him
>sick. It was such a lame lie that I think he wanted us to know the
>truth.
> My husband and I both spoke to him (separately), but pretty
>much we are treating it as adolescent foolishness.
> I think we are handling it ok, but I am curious about the
>way any of you guys would have responded.
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Adolescent foolishness. I woulnd't worry about a hellion on your hands,
but I
would lock the cabinet (or better - try not to have much or even any
liquor
around), and impose some kind of restriction for awhile so he knows this
is a
seriously bad thing to continue.
Banty
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